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Household of Edward Thornton (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Thornton, born in 1838 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1840 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1868 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Thornton's household

Male

Edward

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

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